The No. 3 Queens University of Charlotte women’s swimming team claimed first place overall in a field of 14 teams at this weekend’s Sheraton/Le Meridien Fall Frenzy at the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center.

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Minnesota was the big winner in both the women’s and men’s competition at this weekend’s double-dual against Hawai’i and Drury. The Hawai’i women came the closest of the competing teams to toppling Minnesota, finishing the meet with 121.50 points to the Gopher women’s 139.50. Hawai’i and Drury split their duals, with Drury topping Hawai’i in men’s competition and Hawai’i topping Drury in women’s competition.

Junior Metin Aydinof Hawai’i, born in Germany and competing internationally for Turkey, was the big individual winner of the meet, taking the top spot in the 200 back (1:46.53), the 100 back (49.15), and the 400 IM (3:59.38). Meanwhile Minnesota’s Conner McHugh, Bowen Becker, and Matt Thomas each doubled up on individual wins.

PRESS RELEASE – Hawai’i

HONOLULU – The University of Hawai’i men’s and women’s swimming teams completed their final home event of the season on Saturday in a dual meet with Minnesota and Drury at the Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex. Hawai’i produced eight gold medal performances, while also finishing second in eight races.

Rainbow Warrior junior Metin Aydin came up huge on Saturday with three individual race victories. Aydin picked up his first win of the day in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 49.15. First-place finishes followed for the Cologne, Germany native in the 200-yard backstroke (1:46.53) and 400-yard individual medley (3:59.38).

Pacing the Rainbow Wahine, Franziska Weidner earned three event victories, beginning with the 200-yard freestyle in 1:48.24. The Nurenberg, Germany senior also won the 400-yard individual medley in a career-best 4:20.71 and swam the third leg of the 200-yard freestyle relay, joining Bryndis Hansen, Kasey Schmidt and Taylor Thorsen for the victory in at time of 1:33.32.

Sophomore Phoebe Hines kicked off the wins for the Rainbow Wahine with a 10:02.60 in the 1000-yard freestyle, while Schmidt and Hansen went back-to-back in first and second in the 50-yard freestyle in 23.76 and 23.94, respectively.

Minnesota earned the win on both sections of the meet, while the Rainbow Wahine trailed the Gophers by only 18 points with a score of 121.50. The Minnesota women finished 10th as a team at last year’s NCAA Championships. The Rainbow Warriors finished second with a score of 79 points.

The Hawai’i swimmers are out of competition until the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships, Feb. 14-17 in Los Angeles. The Hawai’i divers have one more event before MPSF, heading to the UCLA Bruin Diving Invitational, Jan. 12-14.

Metin Aydin lived and trained in Essen, Germany, for a long time, also visited “high school” (German gymnasium) there, a sports school. His swim club was SG ESSEN. But it is right that he starts internationally for Turkey.

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Hannah Hecht grew up in Kansas and spent most of her childhood trying to convince coaches to let her swim backstroke in freestyle sets. She took her passion to Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa and swam at NAIA Nationals all four years. After graduating in 2015, she moved to …